What secrets lay buried in the heart of the forest? When Maya strays into the forest she also walks straight into a nightmare. It's not just the horrific discovery she makes among the trees, it's what's waiting for her at home. Something too terrifying to believe in. She's not even sure she believes it herself. Perhaps she's going mad - only imagining the sounds in the night and the feeling of being stalked. Maybe she didn't see anything in the forest after all? And there's another question: what was she doing there in the first place ...alone ...at dusk? All she knows is that the eyes of a fox drew her there. They will do so again.
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the master of the psychological thriller Sunday Telegraph one of the truly individual voices in British teenage fiction Independent Praise for Bloodchild: reminded me of Stephen King at his best. It's convincing, atmospheric and creepy. Charlie Higson, Mail on Sunday Contemporary and action-packed, Bowler has produced another psychological thriller that twists until the last page. Daily Mail The visionary, the numinous, the unexplained - that is the soul of this book, and that is what distinguishes the best of Bowler's work SF Said, Guardian
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Teenager has unexplained supernatural experience and foils crime.
Sound familiar? It should do because it's the synopsis for almost every Tim Bowler novel from now until the end of the world. I don't get this lazy writing. Bowler used to be so good, but he's on total autopilot here.
Maya Munro is a new girl in the gossipy village of Hembury. She has visions of dead bodies in the woods (I swear 'the bodies' make up about 50% of the text), visions of a magical fox, feels dread in her new hotel/house, and meets oddball locals who would otherwise be locked-up in the real world. If you've been keeping up with Tim Bowler's novels you ought to know that all of the meta-physical nonsense that he's become overly reliant on is on every page of Buried Thunder (a mostly nonsensical title).
I've previously enjoyed Bowler character interactions, but here the dialogue is circular, repetitive, bloated with meaningless filler, and so utterly unnatural and ludicrous. It's like he's never actually heard a real conversation and therefor has no idea how to write them. There's also the last minute 'big reveal' which pulls in an explanation from so far afield you'll be face-palming. Maya is unable to solve any mystery by herself so virtually everything is left for a long speech by a detective in the penultimate chapter. If this is your first Bowler novel you'd be amazing to discover that his previous novels were not this bad.
For me, he started on a high with Starseeker and Storm Catchers. Buried Thunder should have remained under a pile of dirt in the woods.
Sound familiar? It should do because it's the synopsis for almost every Tim Bowler novel from now until the end of the world. I don't get this lazy writing. Bowler used to be so good, but he's on total autopilot here.
Maya Munro is a new girl in the gossipy village of Hembury. She has visions of dead bodies in the woods (I swear 'the bodies' make up about 50% of the text), visions of a magical fox, feels dread in her new hotel/house, and meets oddball locals who would otherwise be locked-up in the real world. If you've been keeping up with Tim Bowler's novels you ought to know that all of the meta-physical nonsense that he's become overly reliant on is on every page of Buried Thunder (a mostly nonsensical title).
I've previously enjoyed Bowler character interactions, but here the dialogue is circular, repetitive, bloated with meaningless filler, and so utterly unnatural and ludicrous. It's like he's never actually heard a real conversation and therefor has no idea how to write them. There's also the last minute 'big reveal' which pulls in an explanation from so far afield you'll be face-palming. Maya is unable to solve any mystery by herself so virtually everything is left for a long speech by a detective in the penultimate chapter. If this is your first Bowler novel you'd be amazing to discover that his previous novels were not this bad.
For me, he started on a high with Starseeker and Storm Catchers. Buried Thunder should have remained under a pile of dirt in the woods.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Buried Thunder is the first of Tim Bowler's books that I have read and I now intend to find as much of his back catalogue as possible, and read the lot. Aimed at teenagers, this story is a pychological thriller that is dark, intense, compelling and at times a little disturbing. It is clear to see why Tim Bowler is a previous winner of the Carneigie Medal - this is original and compelling stuff.
The story revolves around Maya and her family; Mum, Dad and brother Tom. The family have recently moved into The Rowan Tree, a small hotel in a sleepy village. Maya can't settle, she senses a presence in the hotel, something evil that is with her all of the time - accompanied by scratchings, growls and the glint of those yellow eyes, she is beginning to lose her mind.
Maya is drawn to those fox eyes and when she follows them and fnds herself in the forest, looking at two dead bodies, she is terrified. This is just the start of what is really a spine-chilling and eerie story. The story is tense, menacing and gripping. The twists and turns in the story throw up so many questions that it is not until the very end that the mystery is solved - and even then - is it really sold? There was a sense of darkness and terror in the last sentence that was quite chilling.
The reader is left with so many questions; what exactly did Maya see? Why did she see it? Was it all fantasy - or real?
A brilliantly clever author and a gripping story.
The story revolves around Maya and her family; Mum, Dad and brother Tom. The family have recently moved into The Rowan Tree, a small hotel in a sleepy village. Maya can't settle, she senses a presence in the hotel, something evil that is with her all of the time - accompanied by scratchings, growls and the glint of those yellow eyes, she is beginning to lose her mind.
Maya is drawn to those fox eyes and when she follows them and fnds herself in the forest, looking at two dead bodies, she is terrified. This is just the start of what is really a spine-chilling and eerie story. The story is tense, menacing and gripping. The twists and turns in the story throw up so many questions that it is not until the very end that the mystery is solved - and even then - is it really sold? There was a sense of darkness and terror in the last sentence that was quite chilling.
The reader is left with so many questions; what exactly did Maya see? Why did she see it? Was it all fantasy - or real?
A brilliantly clever author and a gripping story.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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As with most of the earlier reviewers, this, too, is my first Tim Bowler book. Actually, I swapped it for another crime thriller not knowing that this is for teenagers, though just where in that age related description it fits is hard to determine.
However, after the first chapter or so it's clear that the writing is well constructed for younger readers so I guess I'm not the age group he's looking for. That said, I can't really imagine this to be a chilling story even for teenagers. It smacks of the Famous Five in parts with the added flavour of today's penchant for all things mysterious and unexplained.
A young girl with visions? Okay, that's fine. It happens but just where the final outcome is comes from is a well guarded secret, so the convenient explanation seemed rather curious and spoilt what was a rather endearing storyline - if you suspend most of your disbelief. I've never gone much for the 'haunted house' scenario, that being rather in the minds of those affected. I'm not sure, either that I was fully convinced the local police would talk in the way they do in this book. I'm darn sure our local police wouldn't. As for the older woman and very much younger boy/man, well, I concede I'm not into that mindset but it did appear somewhat random.
And the young girl's brother? I'm glad my brother wasn't like that; I'd have left home with a knotted handkerchief tied to a long pole holding all my worldly goods.
Finally, the title: I thought I'd grasped its meaning and then decided I hadn't. Call me decisive? No, don't
Still, maybe 3 stars is a bit mean but 4 stars is too much. I do wish Amazon would allow the scoring of books out of ten rather than 5.
However, after the first chapter or so it's clear that the writing is well constructed for younger readers so I guess I'm not the age group he's looking for. That said, I can't really imagine this to be a chilling story even for teenagers. It smacks of the Famous Five in parts with the added flavour of today's penchant for all things mysterious and unexplained.
A young girl with visions? Okay, that's fine. It happens but just where the final outcome is comes from is a well guarded secret, so the convenient explanation seemed rather curious and spoilt what was a rather endearing storyline - if you suspend most of your disbelief. I've never gone much for the 'haunted house' scenario, that being rather in the minds of those affected. I'm not sure, either that I was fully convinced the local police would talk in the way they do in this book. I'm darn sure our local police wouldn't. As for the older woman and very much younger boy/man, well, I concede I'm not into that mindset but it did appear somewhat random.
And the young girl's brother? I'm glad my brother wasn't like that; I'd have left home with a knotted handkerchief tied to a long pole holding all my worldly goods.
Finally, the title: I thought I'd grasped its meaning and then decided I hadn't. Call me decisive? No, don't
Still, maybe 3 stars is a bit mean but 4 stars is too much. I do wish Amazon would allow the scoring of books out of ten rather than 5.
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It was a change from my regular books, but I enjoyed the journey.
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Published 12 months ago by Antonia
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Bought it for the story, not the author
This is the first Tim Bowler book that I have read and I began reading this book after reading the first two chapters in another "teaser" booklet. Read more
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Bought it for the story, not the author.
This is the first Tim Bowler book that I have read and I began reading this book after reading the first two chapters in another "teaser" booklet. Read more
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i haft to amit its not the best of tim bowler if ur reading this and havent read star seeker or frozen fire read that !!!!!!!!!!!! Read more
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I really enjoyed Buried Thunder by Tim Bowler. I took the book on holiday and raced through it. The story grips you from Page 1 and never lets go. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2011 by DennisB
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Buried Thunder is the first of Tim Bowler's books that I have read and I now intend to find as much of his back catalogue as possible, and read the lot. Read more
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